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1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960 →
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Los Angeles State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 San Diego*
W 36–14
September 26at No. 13 Montana State*No. 12
L 18–35
October 3at San Diego State
W 13–68,500 [1]
October 10 Eastern New Mexico*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 55–0
October 17 Long Beach State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 6–3
October 24 Fresno State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 13–288,000 [2]
November 7at Los Angeles State
L 28–294,000 [3]
November 14 Lewis & Clark*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 20–10
November 20 UC Santa Barbara
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 48–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (October 4, 1959). "Cal Poly Rally Shades Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Diablos Erupt in 4th For 29-28 Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1959. p. III-9. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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